The accused have been additionally planning to execute goal killing within the space, police stated. (Representational)
Chandigarh:
Punjab Police’s State Particular Operation Cell (SSOC) on Tuesday busted an extortion racket backed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, with the arrest of its two key operatives.
Two .32 bore pistols together with two reside cartridges from their possession, stated police.
The arrested have been recognized as Tarlochan Singh alias Rahul Cheema of Sector 26 in Chandigarh and Harish alias Harry alias Baba village Bupania in district Jhajjar, Haryana.
AIG SSOC SAS Nagar Ashwani Kapur stated, “They’ve obtained intel-based inputs that some members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang are making threatening calls to extort businessmen and influential individuals of Punjab and adjoining states, and are additionally planning to execute goal killing within the space.”
He additional stated, “Appearing swiftly, Police groups from SSOC SAS Nagar arrested accused Tarlochan Singh after recovering one pistol together with two reside cartridges on Monday, adopted by, the arrest of accused Harish alias Harry with one pistol on Tuesday. “
The Extra Inspector Basic, Ashwani Kapur, stated “Preliminary investigations have revealed that each the arrested individuals needed to get fame and had made profiles on completely different social media platforms the place they used to flaunt arms and ammunition to lure the youth and radicalise them to work for the gang. Accused individuals used to supply high-profile life to harmless youth by promising them a superb sum of money in return, he stated.
He stated that SSOC has procured three days of Police remand of each the accused individuals after producing them within the native courtroom and additional investigations are on to trace down and apprehend different members of the module.
A case FIR no 16 on September 11 has been registered below sections 25, 25(6) and 25(7) of the Arms Act and sections 384 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Police Station SSOC Mohali.
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